Past event

Pop-up Concert in The Twist

October 12, 2025 kl. 13.00–14.30

On Sunday, October 12, we mark the final opening day of the season with an atmospheric pop-up concert in The Twist.mAt 1:00 PM and 2:00 PM, you can experience two outstanding musicians – Alma Serafin Kraggerud (violin) and Birgitta Elisa Oftestad (cello) – performing virtuosic interpretations of timeless classical masterpieces. The concerts will appear as spontaneous musical moments in the space – each performance lasting around 20 minutes.

Alma Serafin Kraggerud (b. 2006) is one of Norway’s most promising young violinists. She made her solo debut with the Norwegian Radio Orchestra (KORK) at the age of nine and has since performed with leading ensembles such as the Oslo Philharmonic, Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, Trondheim Symphony Orchestra, Arctic Philharmonic, Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra, and several international orchestras.

She has appeared at numerous festivals in Norway and abroad and won the Virtuos competition in 2022, the same year the Oslo Philharmonic premiered her own composition The Untold Myth. Alma is also active as a chamber musician and composer and has performed at major events such as Bodø 2024, Purbeck International Chamber Music Festival in England, and the Arctic Chamber Music Festival on Svalbard.

In spring 2025, she made her debut as the fiddler in Jon Fosse and Bent Sørensen’s new opera Asle and Alida in Bergen and Copenhagen.

Alma plays on a Golden Period Antonio Stradivarius, ex-Karl Klingler from 1720, generously on loan from Anders Sveaas’ Charitable Foundation.

Unknown — Alma Serafin Kraggerud. Photo: Nikolaj Lund

Birgitta Elisa Oftestad (b. 2002) is known for her heartfelt tone and passionate cello playing. She has won a total of 18 first prizes as a soloist, including the Oslo Philharmonic’s soloist competition, Virtuos 2018, and the Norwegian Soloist Prize. Birgitta has performed as a soloist with numerous orchestras, such as the Oslo Philharmonic, the Norwegian Radio Orchestra (KORK), the Trondheim Symphony Orchestra, the Arctic Philharmonic, and BBC Scotland. She has appeared at a number of festivals in Norway and abroad as both a soloist and chamber musician.

Birgitta plays a cello by F. Ruggieri from around 1690, generously on loan from Anders Sveaas’ Charitable Foundation.